Harbours and anchorages near Sarasota

Bradenton Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on the Manatee River on Snead Island in Palmetto, near where the river meets Tampa Bay.

Safe Harbor Pier 77

Marina at 12312 Manatee Avenue West in Bradenton, on Anna Maria Sound, with bridge-free access to the Gulf.

Blenker Boatworks & Marina

Family-run repair marina at the mouth of the Manatee River in Bradenton, by channel markers 7 and 8.

Bird Key (E)

Anchorage in the Manatee River off Snead Island, near the entrance to Tampa Bay in Florida. Sand and mud bottom, shelter from all directions.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Gulf Harbor Marina

Marina at Nokomis on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, on the West Florida coast between Sarasota and Boca Grande.

Keyes Marina

Small marina at 5501 Marina Drive in Holmes Beach, on Anna Maria Island along the Gulf coast of Florida.

Palm View

Marina on Terra Ceia Bay at Rubonia, north of Palmetto, with road access from interstates 75 and 275.

Venice Yacht Club

Private yacht club and marina on Roberts Bay at Venice, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway minutes from the Venice inlet.

Roberts Bay Marina

Small marina of 13 deep-water berths on Roberts Bay, Venice Island, on the Florida Gulf coast.

Fisherman's Wharf Marina

Marina of 62 berths on the Intracoastal Waterway at Venice, on the Florida Gulf coast.